Heirloom Boat

Heirloom BoatThread, Canvas, Shipping Container 18"x14"x60" 2014

My great-grandfather designed his own sailboat with the intention of building it and although it was never finished, the plans have been passed down through my family for three generations. At NDSM, surrounded by men working on their boats, I thought of my father - who also aspired to complete the boat plans, actualizing my great-grandfather’s vision. After obtaining an image of the plans, I translated it into a fiber-installation that lead into the rest of the gallery. The threads went from the canvas to fixtures already part of the shipping container turned gallery.